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As You Like It

Chapter VI

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I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.
I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.
Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

As You Like It

Chapter VI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.
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I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.
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Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?
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Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

any

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From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

bin

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

charge

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From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

Courtship

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

euils

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From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

fel

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

generally

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

giddie

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

God

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

haue

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

heard

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

hee

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

indeed

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

inland

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

knew

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

laid

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From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

Lectors

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

loue

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

man

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

many

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

offences

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

olde

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

Orl

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

principall

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From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

read

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

religious

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

Ros

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From this reading Ros.

sex

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

speake

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

taught

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

tax'd

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

thanke

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

there

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

too

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

touch'd

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

Vnckle

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

well

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.

whole

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

withal

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

Woman

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From this reading I haue heard him read many Lectors against it, and I thanke God, I am not a Woman to be touch'd with so many giddie offences as hee hath generally tax'd their whole sex withal Orl.

women

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From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Can you remember any of the principall euils, that he laid to the charge of women?

youth

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From this reading I haue bin told so of many: but indeed, an olde religious Vnckle of mine taught me to speake, who was in his youth an inland man, one that knew Courtship too well: for there he fel in loue.